Scab resistant apple with complete red overcolor, good cold storageability, and desirable eating characteristics including soft and fine-textured ivory-colored flesh that is very slow to oxidize. Origin: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Kentville, NS by C.G. Embree and A.D. Crowe. Empire × S21-42-69; selected 1989; tested as S47-24-42; USPP 19,806; 10 Mar. 2009. Tree: moderate vigor; upright habit; spur bearing; annual bearing; very late bloom; resistant to scab. Fruit: flat, globose with pronounced eye basin and stalk cavity; medium, 73 mm diameter; skin smooth with no bloom, some waxiness, very high amount of dark-red striped blush over creamy-white ground color; mild-sweet flavor; good cold storage ability; soft and fine textured, ivory flesh with some green and red venation surrounding the core; flesh absent to very weak oxidization; skin has solid, complete red coloration.
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